Improved weather-strip



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CHARLES A.`J'UDD, or MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

Laim Pazmrlvo.' 92,613, dated 'July 13, 1369;

, IMPRO'VED WEATHER-STRIP.

The Schedule referred te in these Letters Patent and maln'ng part of the same.

To all when?, 'ma/y conce/rn Be it known that I, CHARLES A. JUDD, of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee, and State of Wisconsin, haveinvented a new and useful Improvey v in place, as will be observed, pass through both metal ment in feather-Strips; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- 1 Figure l is a perspective view of' a door-way, furvnished with my weather-strip'along the casing.

Figure 2 isa perspective View of a door, with my weather-strip applied along its lower edge.

Figures 3 and 4 exhibit, in cross-section, the manner oi' constructing the Weather-strip.

Figure exhibits the course of manufacture.

This invention consists in constructing a weatherstrip of metal and some elastic material, as India rubber, united iu such a waythat the article may beproduced inV pieces of indefinite length, to be cut and secured in place. as desired.

That others may understand the construction and manner o f using my weather-Strip, I will particularly describe it.

The metallic portion A of my weather-strip is formed in lengths as may be desired, and, by passing this strip between suitable rollers, it is made to assume the form shown in g. 5.

The strip of elastic material B, previously prepared in a strip of proper width and 1ength,'is then placedv withv one edge within the metallic fold, as shown in fig; 5, and the whole is againl subjected to the action of suitable machinery, which folds the metal and elas- Itic substance again upon itself, so asto form the secin place byA nails or screws, as shown' in the flgs.`3

and V4.

If desired, the surface of the metal may be ornaf .mented by embossing or corrugations, as it passes through the machine which folds it.`

The nails or screws which' retain the weather-'strip and elastic material, so that there can, by no possibility, he any displacement of the latter, while in use, so long-as the screws or nails retain their places.

For use in many situations, the double fold of elastic material, shown in fig. 3, will be preferable, as, for v instance, along adooror'wiuaow-casing, as shown 'in lig. 1,'wbile the single fold shown ing. 4 will be most advantageous when used across the lower edge of a door.

It is not necessary to specify the various applica tions of this invention tothe exclusion of wind, dust, &c., as they will occur to any one who bestows thought upon the subject.

This invention forms a very neat and convenient article, whichmaybe manufactured'andsold in lengthsI to s'uit. It can be securedan place by any person.

It may be' made' ornamental in a highdegree, and will not, under any circumstances, present an objection# Y Aof the rubber strip B and metal strip`A, when the same are arranged :as-described, and the united strip folded upon itself, substantially as and for the purpose CEAS. A. JUDD.l

set forth.

Witnesses r G. E. Goonmcn, FRED. W. CASS. 

